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"title": "Reflections on the End of Term 3", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/08/30/reflections-on-the-end-of-term-3/", "published_at": "2019-08-30T04:53:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-19cc-735e-b748-d6b1b524272e", "title": "I’m going to Cambridge…", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/08/24/im-going-to-cambridge/", "published_at": "2019-08-24T05:16:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-19cc-735e-b748-d6b1b5761b41", "title": "Yes Even Rats Feel Empathy", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/yes-even-rats-feel-empathy/", "published_at": "2019-08-18T05:33:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-19cc-735e-b748-d6b1b5d250c4", "title": "Jordan Peterson Should Promote Matriarchy Not Enforced Monogamy", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/08/11/jordan-peterson-should-promote-matriarchy-not-enforced-monogamy/", "published_at": "2019-08-11T07:44:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4deca6afd6d9", "title": "I quit*", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/i-quit/", "published_at": "2019-08-05T03:36:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4deca7849c61", "title": "So Basically We’re F***ed", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/07/28/so-basically-were-fed/", "published_at": "2019-07-28T06:46:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4deca7899fcb", "title": "Lyme Disease: An American Conspiracy?", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/07/23/lyme-disease-an-american-conspiracy/", "published_at": "2019-07-23T05:07:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4deca879599a", "title": "Academic Science Isn’t a Meritocracy", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/academic-science-isnt-a-meritocracy/", "published_at": "2019-06-20T07:21:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4deca87b04f2", "title": "The Perks of Being a Grad Student", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/the-perks-of-being-a-grad-student/", "published_at": "2019-05-21T12:27:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4deca93eb7a6", "title": "Reflections on the End of Term 2", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/reflections-on-the-end-of-term-2/", "published_at": "2019-05-12T12:30:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4deca9e81130", "title": "Why Do Scientists Hate Writing?", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/04/14/why-do-scientists-hate-writing/", "published_at": "2019-04-14T05:54:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4decaa754cff", "title": "Professor Pay to be Decided by Students", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/professor-pay-to-be-decided-by-students/", "published_at": "2019-04-01T05:28:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4decaadd03cb", "title": "Good News For Small Teams", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/02/17/good-news-for-small-teams/", "published_at": "2019-02-17T04:25:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df97-c4c2-7295-9740-4decab15de4e", "title": "Academic Science and the Gig Economy", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2019/01/20/academic-science-and-the-gig-economy/", "published_at": "2019-01-20T05:56:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f336dd8b2", "title": "Reflections on the End of Term 1", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/12/16/reflections-on-the-end-of-term-1/", "published_at": "2018-12-16T03:06:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f33a52e49", "title": "#MeToo Movement in Science", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/12/09/metoo-movement-in-science/", "published_at": "2018-12-09T08:10:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f33d9245d", "title": "Creating the First CRISPR Baby is Reckless and Dangerous", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/12/02/creating-the-first-crispr-baby-is-reckless-and-dangerous/", "published_at": "2018-12-02T06:37:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f33e45b7d", "title": "Is Science a Job Like Any Other?", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/11/24/is-science-a-job-like-any-other/", "published_at": "2018-11-24T07:45:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f342a69df", "title": "How to Spot the Signs That Your Supervisor is a Bully", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/11/17/how-to-spot-the-signs-that-your-supervisor-is-a-bully/", "published_at": "2018-11-17T05:54:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f350cd6a6", "title": "A (Sexist) Professor Strikes Again", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/10/07/a-sexist-professor-strikes-again/", "published_at": "2018-10-07T04:19:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f353a9252", "title": "This Weekend Update Is Interrupted By Typhoon ‘Trami’", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/09/29/this-weekend-update-is-interrupted-by-typhoon-trami/", "published_at": "2018-09-29T03:33:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f358a11e6", "title": "Life in Okinawa (So far)…", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/life-in-okinawa-so-far/", "published_at": "2018-09-24T07:29:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f35d430dc", "title": "The Last Long Goodbye: Part 2", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/08/25/the-last-long-goodbye-part-2/", "published_at": "2018-08-25T14:29:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dfa0-0e15-7329-b379-559f36256154", "title": "The Last Long Goodbye: Part 1", "url": "https://thiscomplexlife.wordpress.com/2018/08/19/the-last-long-goodbye-part-1/", "published_at": "2018-08-19T10:49:43+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2025

What’s It Like Post-PhD: Two Years Out?original ↗
20 Oct 2025
The Persistence of Academic Toxicityoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2025
Gone Baby Gone: Why Are Countries Having Fewer Kids?original ↗
28 May 2025
Do Academics Know How To Collaborate?original ↗
1 Mar 2025
What’s Up With OIST?original ↗
17 Jan 2025
What’s New in 2025?original ↗
15 Jan 2025

2024

What’s It Like Post-PhD: One Year Out?original ↗
22 Sept 2024
So, I Finally Graduated…original ↗
14 Jun 2024
Tales from Irelandoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2024
Is Doing a PhD Really Worth It?original ↗
16 Mar 2024
Academia and the Conundrum of Parental Leaveoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2024

2023

Cheers to 2023!original ↗
31 Dec 2023
So You Want An “Alt-Ac” Job: Tips & Tricksoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2023
PhD Done! (Almost…)original ↗
15 Oct 2023
It Was Never About Just “Learning To Code”original ↗
27 Sept 2023
Egg Freezing & The Lament of Womenoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2023
Cheeky Scientist Preys On Vulnerable Academic Scientistsoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2023
University Marking Boycott: A Sign of Ill-Health?original ↗
22 Aug 2023
Lessons From My PhD In Five Anecdotesoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2023
I Got a Job!original ↗
1 Aug 2023

2022

The Great Resignation Comes for Academiaoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2022
Why Academia Can Feel Toxicoriginal ↗
18 Jul 2022
Google & The Meaning of “Sentient” AIoriginal ↗
7 Jul 2022
There is only one truth: Why Do Institutions Defend Convicted Sexual Harassers?original ↗
30 May 2022
Who is Science For?original ↗
16 May 2022
No, Girls Aren’t Put Off Physics Because It’s Too “Hard”original ↗
8 May 2022
Good News for PhDs on the Job Marketoriginal ↗
2 May 2022
SoloTripping in York: An Easter Weekend Specialoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2022
Professor Wanted: No Experience Neededoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2022
Gendered Expectations in Scienceoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2022
On the Trail of Adventureoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2022
Fund Me!original ↗
1 Mar 2022
So You Want Do a PhD – Application Tips & Tricksoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2022
Ditching Academia for Start-Upsoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2022
The PhD & The Promotion of Overworkoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2022
When Science Becomes Politicaloriginal ↗
23 Jan 2022

2021

Fitness Trackers: For Health or For Ill?original ↗
30 Oct 2021
It’s a (More) Wonderful Life (Outside) Cambridgeoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2021
Academia & The Culture of Overworkoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2021
The Last Few Weeks in Cambridgeoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2021
Who Benefits From Unrestricted Sharing of Science Data?original ↗
30 May 2021
The Absurdity of Scientific Publishingoriginal ↗
8 May 2021
Criticising Bad Food Habits ‘Fat Shaming’?original ↗
25 Apr 2021
Is the Tech Industry Interested in Ethical AI?original ↗
10 Apr 2021
Could We Have Recently Been Visited By An Alien Space Object?original ↗
14 Mar 2021
Day 3 of the Hotel Quarantine Bonanzaoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2021
Should We Consider All Life-Forms to Have a Moral Interest?original ↗
28 Feb 2021
Failures of the Mainstream Media in Spreading Panic Over the Pandemicoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2021
Vaccine Nationalism & The Use of Science to Justify Xenophobiaoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2021
GMOs and the Fire of Identity Politicsoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2021
Leonid Schneider & ‘For Better Science’ – Crank or Cure?original ↗
10 Jan 2021
All I Want for New Year…Is a Vaccine Rolloutoriginal ↗
3 Jan 2021

2020

Should You Take An Experimental Sars-Cov-2 Vaccine?original ↗
20 Dec 2020
The Sexist Attack on Jill Bidenoriginal ↗
13 Dec 2020
The Battleground of Authorshiporiginal ↗
2 Dec 2020
Dominance of English in Scienceoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2020
Universities Weren’t Prepared For Thisoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2020
Keeping the Flame Aliveoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2020
Quarantining Back in Cambridgeoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2020
Sexism in Scienceoriginal ↗
30 Aug 2020
The Rise of Machine Learning: A Boon for Science?original ↗
16 Aug 2020
The Covid-19 Pandemic Shows Flaws in the PhD Supervision Systemoriginal ↗
2 Aug 2020
Day in the Life of a PhD Student – Corona Editionoriginal ↗
5 Jul 2020
The Covid-19 Pandemic & The Failures of Scienceoriginal ↗
28 Jun 2020
German Chemistry Journal Angewandte Chemie Retracts Opinion Piece Which Claims Diversity in Science Is Badoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2020
Life Under Lockdown 2original ↗
30 May 2020
Life Under Lockdownoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2020
I Fled Cambridgeoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2020
When Evolution Becomes a Strawmanoriginal ↗
26 Jan 2020
For the Love of Science?original ↗
19 Jan 2020
Nobel Laureate Francis Arnold Admitted That Her Lab Has Conducted Fraudoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2020

2019

Half a Decade in Scienceoriginal ↗
21 Dec 2019
Feeling the Winter Bluesoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2019
On Sacrificing PhD Studentsoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2019
The Surprising Things Hidden in the Genome “Junk Yard”original ↗
3 Nov 2019
It’s a Wonderful Life (in Cambridge)original ↗
13 Oct 2019
Reflections on the End of Term 3original ↗
30 Aug 2019
I’m going to Cambridge…original ↗
24 Aug 2019
Yes Even Rats Feel Empathyoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2019
Jordan Peterson Should Promote Matriarchy Not Enforced Monogamyoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2019
I quit*original ↗
5 Aug 2019
So Basically We’re F***edoriginal ↗
28 Jul 2019
Lyme Disease: An American Conspiracy?original ↗
23 Jul 2019
Academic Science Isn’t a Meritocracyoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2019
The Perks of Being a Grad Studentoriginal ↗
21 May 2019
Reflections on the End of Term 2original ↗
12 May 2019
Why Do Scientists Hate Writing?original ↗
14 Apr 2019
Professor Pay to be Decided by Studentsoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2019
Good News For Small Teamsoriginal ↗
17 Feb 2019
Academic Science and the Gig Economyoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2019

2018

Reflections on the End of Term 1original ↗
16 Dec 2018
#MeToo Movement in Scienceoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2018
Creating the First CRISPR Baby is Reckless and Dangerousoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2018
Is Science a Job Like Any Other?original ↗
24 Nov 2018
How to Spot the Signs That Your Supervisor is a Bullyoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2018
A (Sexist) Professor Strikes Againoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2018
This Weekend Update Is Interrupted By Typhoon ‘Trami’original ↗
29 Sept 2018
Life in Okinawa (So far)…original ↗
24 Sept 2018
The Last Long Goodbye: Part 2original ↗
25 Aug 2018
The Last Long Goodbye: Part 1original ↗
19 Aug 2018
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